Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

Good morning to all. High today near 80, then another front with 20-25 drop. Have to work on taxes if I can squeeze that in.  Will try to get to the American Legion coffee meeting this morning.

Needing an "industrial" quality flood light (2 bulb). Want one with a motion sensor to mount on the outside of my metal shop. Want quality and weather "proof". The models I have so far seen are "weather resistant" and many have "plastic housings", some the bulbs are not replaceable! My preference would be a "normal floodlight bulb that I can find when replacement is needed" not a square LED type that I have to order somewhere. This unit will be in the Texas sun all day. NOTHING plastic lasts here for long. Any suggestions where to buy?

All Take Care, wishing you a great day.

You can always make your own out of standard metal housings and add something like this:

Robot or human?

Buy several, since they are all plastic and would be the “consumable” portion of the project, but they are cheap enough and you can customize the actual lighting the way you want with whatever bulbs you want.

otherwise you are constrained to something someone else designed.

EDIT: I have no idea why the url link converted to the phrase “Robot or Human” —- weird. . .

 

[daugen]

good morning all
going all the way up to 64 today. Might keep waxing the car.
Warm front here now, going to be chased out by rain tomorrow and Friday morning with temps dropping down to low 20s
Then back up again, and snow in forecast for end of next week. Yes Joel, quite the roller coaster ride.

no plans for today, going to have a glass of wine with brother this afternoon, he is recovering from shoulder operation that like most shoulder
operations always seems to heal slower than we want.

David marvelous picture and view. Hope you "see" it with improved eyes now.

Ron, I think crows are the smartest birds out there, they use tools (sticks) to help find food, think they also drop nuts on pavement to break them before
swooping down for a bite. I think some eagles do that also, drop heavy game down from heights to kill them, then lunchtime.

 

[riptides]

48 outside this AM, heading to --------------70.

Not "normal", but hey....I am just a spec in the universe. So I shall take it. Rains look to have missed us this AM, needs to stay dry for a few weeks and that ain't going to happen. Ground is squishy and koi-less pond is on overflow still.

Managed to work on the wonky door frame for the Milk House's new walkway. Looks like a bead of caulk or wood filler can finish that job.
The blocks had gone off level starting four feet down the frame to where at the bottom I lost 3/4 of an inch off level. I ended up cutting a 2x4 to cover up the issue and concrete screws set it in place.

Unfortunate the vinyl I had already in place was cut too short for the door frame, I will need another piece or replace the whole thing. Don't know if I want to see a cut line right next to a door. I like running vinyl long with out overlaps as much as possible. The wife calls that perfectionist work.

More of the same today when the sun comes up.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe, get or stay healthy to those in need.

Hey, happy hump day!

 

[rswyan]

56F with the wind howling @ 05:45, still on track to hit the 68F high they were calling for.

Enjoying the first cuppa.

Was in bed and asleep by 20:30, slept until 02:59. No nap taken during the day.

Still no dripping from the shower valve, think it's safe to a call it done at this point ...

The better part of yesterday was spent trying to break loose the bolt on the right front wheel of the Passat. My 1/2 inch Craftsmans impact wouldn't touch them. Ran over to a friends and borrowed his HF "Earthquake" impact same deal. Even tried a breaker bar with a 2' long piece of pipe ... and was afraid I was going to break that. Will let them soak longer before trying again.

Once I threw in the towel on that, The Woman gave me a hand getting the larger tabletop up onto the low sawhorses.

She ended up working on cleaning up a set of winter tires which got bagged and moved over to the barn along with a broken bag of concrete (which also got bagged) which was in the garage.

Tile saw disassembled and on it's way to the basement.

Amazon delivered the automatic center punches and scribe. Came with a nice little storage case ...

The Black and Decker belt made fairly short work of removing the old finish and most of the gouges on the larger tabletop:

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Had that finished just before dinner time. Was fairly impressed with how well the sander worked and it's dust collection. Seems to be a decent quality tool.

The Woman had a look at it ... and then said it was too nice for a workbench ...

She prepared a pork tenderloin and baked potatoes for dinner which were delicious.

Agenda for today:

Get tile saw moved downstairs.

More clean up/organizing done in the garage.

Finish installing braces for the shelves in the chemical cabinet.

Glue up the blank for the handles for the portable sanding table and the holder for the forstener bits.

Get some firewood moved into the shop so it stays dry.

See if I can locate a decent piece of angle to use as a router guide for the long dimension on the tabletop.

Make up a jig to use for a drill guide on 3/4 plywood.

Cut the bottom panel for the portable sanding table.

Maybe assemble the frame for that while I'm at it.

Interesting bit of history on what happened to several iconic American tool brands courtesy of Stumpy Nubs:

Solve some other mysteries.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday ...

 

[shetland sheepdog]

28 and overcast here in srn NH. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph, forecast for today.

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 47 going to 67 today some scattered rain in the forecast.

Water went cold while in shower. The propane water heater gave up I think. Could be the electronic fire starter assembly perhaps. Any suggestions on trouble shooting steps.
Going for an appointment with Podiatrist this morning. Trying to save my shoulder as much as possible so the injury does not get any worse. However using one arm has its limitations.

Cody got his Bordetella booster last night so he is up to date on vaccinations.

On the water heater if it needs replacement and if we go back to electric what is the most recommended water heater replacement?

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low temperature is 37 and the high to 41°F. Wind SE 16 gusting to 24 mph. Rain and it is raining now. Dipping down to 10 tonight.

I will be going out and cleaning up some windrows today.

Tomorrow, I will be incorporating into the dump and town run a look at a new to me 2014 Dodge pickup with the 3 Litre diesel. There is also 2010 Ford gasser the same dealer has. They want 5 grand for it uncertified. I have a feeling it is a rust bucket. There is nothing 'wrong' with the Journey, except that I need a pickup to pull the future trailer.

daugen, interesting video.

Have a safe day all

 

[m7040]

good morning all
going all the way up to 64 today. Might keep waxing the car.
Warm front here now, going to be chased out by rain tomorrow and Friday morning with temps dropping down to low 20s
Then back up again, and snow in forecast for end of next week. Yes Joel, quite the roller coaster ride.

no plans for today, going to have a glass of wine with brother this afternoon, he is recovering from shoulder operation that like most shoulder
operations always seems to heal slower than we want.

David marvelous picture and view. Hope you "see" it with improved eyes now.

Ron, I think crows are the smartest birds out there, they use tools (sticks) to help find food, think they also drop nuts on pavement to break them before
swooping down for a bite. I think some eagles do that also, drop heavy game down from heights to kill them, then lunchtime.

Drew, did the surgery go well on you brothers shoulder and it is healing OK?

 

[m7040]

Frits hope trip to get groceries successful, and infusions went well. Wonder what packing tent and feeder means?

He removed the deer feeder stand and the blind tent thing he used to shoot from. I guess the shooting at dusk with auto clips on an AR15 must have been retaliation from reporting him to the sheriff earlier when he was target shooting into our property. But he used hundreds of rounds and must have cost him a few bucks

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
A grey day, but clearing.

Yesterday, after breakfast, I ended up loading and hauling manure, as the ground had dried significantly, and rain was coming, and no freeze on the horizon.
I got two loads moved to a neighboring farm before quitting while I was ahead for making a mess out of the ground.
They spread it and disc it into their pumpkin fields, planted in raised mounds covered with plastic.
By spring time they’ve got a mountain of it to spread.

Cleaned up and tamped the ruts down, put the snow plow back on the tractor and put it away.
Did a little paperwork, not much shop clean up, but stayed busy until it was time to call it a day.

Not sure what today will bring.

RS, curiously the pictures that you post do not appear in the threads when I view them on Tapatalk. Not even a thumbnail icon. When the context or your post implies there is a picture, I’ll open TBN in a browser, and sure enough there is the picture. This only seems to happen with your posts, I wonder why.
I generally always use an iPad or iPhone to follow TBN, and the safari browser shows your pictures just fine.

 

[daugen]

Drew, did the surgery go well on you brothers shoulder and it is healing OK?

I think so, will find out more this afternoon.

 

[Buppies]

49 high of 70 today already had light shower more rain Thursday and Friday

Prayers for all our Country

 

[Buppies]

Feel better soon Kilroy, LS glad you are feeling better, Sodamo glad eye lids are healing. Drew when I had shoulder surgery shoveled asphalt six weeks later.

Sorry about water heater m7040

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 42F @ 5:30AM. Sunny. High 59F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Yesterday's forecast called for snow, and snow it did. One very large, very dark cloud approached from the north, the wind picked up, the temperature plummeted, and I headed for the barn on the tractor. And I watched out the window as tiny wet flakes fell for a few minutes, not even enough to wet the concrete. That was plenty, though.

Double rainbow! Did you find the pot of gold at the end, David?

Cut the trunk off the stump using the little Makita electric saw, which continues to amaze me with what it'll do. Still couldn't move the stump up the hill with a chain, so ended up flipping it over with the FEL until it was far enough along I had dry dirt under the wheels. Left a big drag mark, but the field grass will soon fill that over. Gathered up a bunch more sticks and added them to the stump to start a new burn pile, but will need the landscape rake to do that job right. The snow cloud came in and finished that effort for the afternoon.

New o-ring lined sealing washer showed up, so stuck one on the leaky oil drain plug on the Ford. I'll know this morning if it did the trick.

Got a trip to town on for today, groceries and trips to the Ford and VW dealers so see about vehicles. Probably not much more will get done.

Happy Hump Day!

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 43 going up to 64, some sun
Valentines day went well, wife liked presents, order in chinese as son was out and needed to be available to pick him up.
Busy day job today, but want to get into the back area with brush cutter if I have time.

Be well,

 

[m7040]

Feel better soon Kilroy, LS glad you are feeling better, Sodamo glad eye lids are healing. Drew when I had shoulder surgery shoveled asphalt six weeks later.

Sorry about water heater m7040

That is amazing recovery for shoulder surgery.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all. High today near 80, then another front with 20-25 drop. Have to work on taxes if I can squeeze that in.  Will try to get to the American Legion coffee meeting this morning.

Needing an "industrial" quality flood light (2 bulb). Want one with a motion sensor to mount on the outside of my metal shop. Want quality and weather "proof". The models I have so far seen are "weather resistant" and many have "plastic housings", some the bulbs are not replaceable! My preference would be a "normal floodlight bulb that I can find when replacement is needed" not a square LED type that I have to order somewhere. This unit will be in the Texas sun all day. NOTHING plastic lasts here for long. Any suggestions where to buy?

All Take Care, wishing you a great day.

We have a two bulb motion sensitive flood light base. It's all metal. I got it at Walmart for somewhere around $16. But that was 4 years ago..... It's probably more now. The bulbs were more expensive, I think about $16 each. Those I got at Home Depot. I believe 250W equivalent LED floods. They do light up the backyard nicely.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

On the water heater if it needs replacement and if we go back to electric what is the most recommended water heater replacement?

I like the Rheem Marathon. Used to be most energy efficient, don’t know if it still is. Sure is pricey.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

53° and sunny

Driveway alarm been working good since I moved it to other side of drive and adjusted it. Need to bury it now

Woke up several times in night, throat little sore, getting sinus gunk. Uh oh.

Took wife out for early supper last night. Had to deal with traffic, yuck.
Rack ribs at Texas Roadhouse were little dry, the onion was good. Brought home leftovers for lunch. Didn’t even cut the cheesecake wife picked up at Costco yesterday.

Did Jack up Subaru and shake each tire trying to find if bearing loose. Didn’t notice anything unusual.

Eyes little blurry this morning, usually from lack of sleep, or staring at phone too long.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 23°, only going up to 27°. Currently the temp is 22°?? .... I guess a 'new' low..... It's still snowing, but the winds kicked up about a half hour ago. I hope we don't get another big drift.

The crud is trying to hold on to its grip desperately..... just some junky congestion this morning and associated cough. As soon as I get the nose cleared, the coughing stops. Just the remnants, I suppose.

Fritz, you can try and test the thermocouple. Usually they are the troublemakers. Not too expensive to replace.
After years of standard WHs, we went with a condensing tankless propane WH. It's 199K BTU, 98% efficiency. The venting is PVC pipe. We will never go back to a tank WH. It's really nice to never run out of hot water....

Another inside day for sure.... not sure what, if anything I'll get into. One possibility is to adjust a barn door track. I knew one of the lags stripped out when I installed it. Might take the opportunity to fill the hole with some shims and glue and get the lag reset. It's where 2 pieces of track join, one side has dropped about a 1/16", but causes the hanging door to 'bang' when the roller goes across. ...... it's starting to annoy me.....

Kilroy, I appreciate you taking on the crud for me.... always important to try and keep the balance!
Dennis, I appreciate your help also..... sorry about the traffic woes and dry ribs.

Paul, that's one big pile of s*@&..... I mean manure.....Good that you have a place to take it to..... I still remember all the farm dumping the manure out on the fields along 313 just outside of Doylestown. Stunk up the whole area.....

Everyone have a great day!